Conservative conference - John Nott on defence

Title

Conservative conference - John Nott on defence

Genre

Speech

TX Date

5 Oct 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:03:39

Description

Speech by Defence Secretary, John Nott at the Conservative Party conference in Brighton, in which he talks about the sacrifice of British seamen during the Falklands War and commits to the retention of Britain’s nuclear deterrent, including the replacement of Polaris submarines with the Trident system.

Contributors

John Nott

Keywords

Government; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Political parties; Conferences; Nuclear weapons; Defence policy; Missiles; Submarines; Brighton; Polaris

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